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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Historical Society executive director stepping down ... Police say Grants Pass man admits to 50 vehicle thefts in Rogue Valley ... Sterlingville Cemetery cleanup will include insight into pioneers' hard lives ... Historical Society executive director stepping down ... Police say Grants Pass man admits to 50 vehicle thefts in Rogue Valley ... Sterlingville Cemetery cleanup will include insight into pioneers' hard lives ... This is what you look like to a newborn baby A new study finds that a baby's vision of an adult changes based on distance. In fact, a baby can recognize your face for up to 12 inches. Comment By Herb Scribner, Deseret News MailTribune.com By Herb Scribner, Deseret News Posted Jul. 1, 2015 at 3:11 PM By Herb Scribner, Deseret News Posted Jul. 1, 2015 at 3:11 PM » Social News The next time you want your baby to see your face, make sure you’re close to them. A new study from the Institute of Psychology at the University of Oslo University in Stockholm, Sweden, found that newborns can perceive faces and emotional expressions from 12 inches (30 centimeters) away, according to the Daily Mail. If a baby looks at a person’s face from anything farther, like 60 centimeters, the vision begins to blur and almost completely fade away, the study found. To find this, researchers showed video recordings of facial expressions to infants and filtered out the information they could and couldn't see based on their age, distance from the visual and information gathered from adults who also watched the video recordings, Daily Mail reported. Still, it's unclear if infants can make sense of what they're seeing, the study said. “It's important to remember that we have only investigated what the newborn infant can actually see,” researcher Svein Magnussen told Daily Mail, “not whether they are able to make sense of it.” Here’s a photo that shows what facial expressions look like to newborns. By Herb Scribner, Deseret News MailTribune.com By Herb Scribner, Deseret News Posted Jul. 1, 2015 at 3:11 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501